But Still They Blog: Two sample profiles

I haven’t tried to promote But Still They Blog after the initial run of posts summarizing each chapter–and that may be a mistake. (So far, it’s sold 17 copies. Pathetic.)

I’m not ready to give up and just run the chapter contents (but not the profiles) in C&I, and don’t plan to do so, although I might offer a few excerpts here or there. This really is a good book, in my not-at-all-humble opinion, well worth the $35 (cheaper as a download), and I think you should buy a copy. (I’m thinking about doing something different but not entirely unrelated this Fall…but it won’t replace BSTB.)

For the moment, here are a couple of blog profiles from the book, indicative of what you’ll find.

The Distant Librarian

By Paul Pival. Began October 2004.

Metrics

2007

2008

2009

C08-09

C07-09

Posts

44

38

53

39%

20%

Quintile

2

2

1

1

1

Words per post

177

190

222

17%

25%

Quintile

4

4

4

4

2

Comments per post

0.9

0.4

0.3

-13%

-63%

Quintile

2

4

4

3

4

While many of the posts relate somehow to distance librarianship, Pival views that as broadly as most bloggers view librarianship in general and brings a clear, thoughtful voice to his posts.

School Librarian in Action

By Zarah Grace C. Gagatiga. Began April 2005.

Metrics

2007

2008

2009

C08-09

C07-09

Posts

36

10

53

430%

47%

Quintile

2

4

1

1

1

Words per post

335

243

Quintile

2

3

Comments per post

0.3

0.7

0.5

-25%

111%

Quintile

4

3

3

4

2

An impressive blog from a Filipino school librarian. Unfortunately, the new WordPress template blocks attempts to measure length (and the pages are too crowded to use my alternative trick). This is also another blog with a “Reactions” line that only allows for highly positive reactions—but it’s an interesting and, I think, important blog for all that.

Where and Why

Those two profiles appear on page 57 of the book. Why there? Well, you’ll have to read the book to find out…

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